The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Mathematics started with numbers—clear, concrete, intuitive. Over the last two centuries, however, it has become a far more abstract ...

Elena Prieto-Rodriguez receives funding from the NSW Department of Education to work with out-of-field teachers in mathematics. It is very common in Australian schools to “stream” students for ...

Group work and giving students time to discuss their work helps to build their confidence in using maths in science lessons, a new study shows. Researchers have found discussion is important because ...

Australian students’ performance and engagement in mathematics is an ongoing issue. International studies show Australian students’ mean performance in maths has steadily declined since 2003. The ...

Students across the country were struggling with math before the pandemic, but the COVID-19 disruption caused their scores on national exams to plummet to historic lows. The struggle is resurfacing an ...